Read this excerpt from frankenstein: i, who had ever been surrounded by amiable companions, continually engaged in endeavoring to bestow mutual pleasure, i was now alone. in the university whither i was going, i must form my own friends and be my own protector. my life had hitherto been remarkably secluded and domestic . . i believed myself totally unfitted for the company of strangers. which topic best relates to the theme developed in this passage? a. isolation from the world b. secrecy of one's intentions c. the power of nature d. the pursuit of knowledge

A. Isolation from the world.

Explanation:

Mary Shelly's Frankenstein tells the life journey of a young scientist Victor Frankenstein in his zeal to create life out of the bounds of a normal scientific ability. In his act of bringing a life out of the parts of a human body, Frankenstein let loose a monstrous creature who would give his all to destroy his creator who abandoned him.

The given excerpt is from the third chapter of the novel where Victor went to Ingolstadt where he was to pursue further scientific knowledge. In the earlier passages of Chapter 3, we find the narrator/ Victor talking about the death of his mother, and the many company he had from his brothers and father, including Elizabeth and his dear friend Clerval. But in Ingolstadt, he would have to "form my own friends and be my own protector", away from the usual "secluded and domestic" life he was accustomed to. Thus, this passage deals with the theme of being isolated from the world that he was used to, and needing to make do with new friends.

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